--- title: Republican Debate: Watch Live Stream Online description: Here's how to tune-in live on Tuesday for the fourth Republican presidential debate on Fox Business canonical: https://time.com/4148280/republican-debate-watch-live-stream-online/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-15T14:00:55.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:07:06.448Z article:section: Politics og:title: How to Watch Tonight's Republican Debate Online og:description: This is the last GOP Debate of 2015 og:url: https://time.com/4148280/republican-debate-watch-live-stream-online/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6ba28f198d84dd70/6988754aab6d770f936a792e/republican-debate.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: John Kasich, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Rand Paul og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: How to Watch Tonight's Republican Debate Online twitter:description: This is the last GOP Debate of 2015 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6ba28f198d84dd70/6988754aab6d770f936a792e/republican-debate.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # How to Watch Tonight's Republican Debate Online (15 Dec 2015) by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Dec 15, 2015 2:00 PM UTC  Republican presidential candidates John Kasich, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina and Rand Paul take the stage before the Republican presidential debate at the Milwaukee Theatre, in Milwaukee on Nov. 10, 2015 Republican presidential candidates John Kasich, Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina and Rand Paul take the stage before the Republican presidential debate at the Milwaukee Theatre, in Milwaukee on Nov. 10, 2015Jeffrey Phelps—AP by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Dec 15, 2015 2:00 PM UTC Watching the Republican presidential hopefuls slug it out for the last time in 2015 will be easy, thanks to [a free livestream](http://time.com/money/3767927/cable-tv-without-paying-bill/) from of Tuesday’s debate in Las Vegas. CNN, host of the fifth GOP debate of the cycle, will make a stream available on their homepage at CNN.com and on the network’s mobile apps. Coverage starts at 5 p.m. The evening will again be split into two debates: the undercard and the main stage. Undercard candidates will take the stage at 6 p.m. with former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former New York Gov. George Pataki, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. Coverage of the second debate will start at 8:30 p.m. with nine candidates on the main stage: Donald Trump, Dr. Ben Carson, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Carly Fiorina, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. CNN’s debate will be the first to use early-state polling numbers as a way to make it to the main stage. Candidates must meet one of three criteria in CNN-approved polls conducted between October 29 and December 13 in order to make the cut: an average of at least 3.5% nationally; at least 4% in Iowa; or at least 4% in New Hampshire. CNN decided to let Paul onto the main debate stage because he was “showing violability” in a recent Fox News Iowa poll. Christie—who is making a return to the main stage—Fiorina and Kasich all qualified with their New Hampshire averages. The debate is moderated by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. 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